Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

Author:   Dolly Parton ,  Robert K. Oermann
Publisher:   Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN:  

9781529349795


Pages:   380
Publication Date:   17 November 2020
Format:   Hardback
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"Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of the remarkable life and career of a country music and pop culture legend. As told by Dolly Parton in her own inimitable words, explore the songs that have defined her journey. Illustrated throughout with previously unpublished images from Dolly Parton's personal and business archives. Mining over 60 years of songwriting, Dolly Parton highlights 150 of her songs and brings readers behind the lyrics. - Packed with never-before-seen photographs and classic memorabilia - Explores personal stories, candid insights, and myriad memories behind the songs Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics reveals the stories and memories that have made Dolly a beloved icon across generations, genders, and social and international boundaries. Containing rare photos and memorabilia from Parton's archives, this book is a show-stopping must-have for every Dolly Parton fan. - Learn the history behind classic Parton songs like ""Jolene,"" ""9 to 5,"" ""I Will Always Love You,"" and more. - The perfect gift for Dolly Parton fans (everyone loves Dolly!) as well as lovers of music history and country Add it to the shelf with books like Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton, The Beatles Anthology by The Beatles, and Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen."

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Author:   Dolly Parton ,  Robert K. Oermann
Publisher:   Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:   Hodder & Stoughton
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 31.00cm
Weight:   2.463kg
ISBN:  

9781529349795


ISBN 10:   1529349796
Pages:   380
Publication Date:   17 November 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Now, for the first time, the Smoky Mountain songbird reveals the secrets behind her greatest hits and the real-life events that inspired them. * Sunday Star * I do unreservedly love Parton's book - who wouldn't want to know the stories behind some of the past century's greatest songs? -- Marina O'Loughlin * The Sunday Times Magazine * Part annotated songbook, part potted history and part balm for the soul, with Dolly Parton's personality shining out of every page... a lovely peak behind the rhinestone curtain of a true talent. * Daily Express *


Part annotated songbook, part potted history and part balm for the soul, with Dolly Parton's personality shining out of every page... a lovely peak behind the rhinestone curtain of a true talent. * Daily Express * I do unreservedly love Parton's book - who wouldn't want to know the stories behind some of the past century's greatest songs? -- Marina O'Loughlin * The Sunday Times Magazine * Now, for the first time, the Smoky Mountain songbird reveals the secrets behind her greatest hits and the real-life events that inspired them. * Sunday Star *


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"Dolly Parton (Author) Dolly Parton is the most honored and revered female country singer-songwriter of all time. Achieving 25 RIAA-certified gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards, she has had 26 songs reach #1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for a female artist. Parton recently became the first country artist honored as Grammy MusiCares Person of the Year given out by NARAS. She has 41 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. In 2014, the RIAA recognized her impact on recorded music with a plaque commemorating more than 100 million units sold worldwide. Her 2016 #1 album, ""Pure & Simple,"" which topped the Billboard Top Country Albums and Americana/Folk Albums charts and debuted at No. 1 in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia, added to that massive tally. She has garnered ten Grammy Awards and 49 nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award and a 2020 win with for KING & COUNTRY for their collaboration on ""God Only Knows""; 10 Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year; five Academy of Country Music Awards, also including a nod for Entertainer of the Year; four People's Choice Awards; and three American Music Awards. In 1999, Parton was inducted as a member of the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame. Parton has donated over 130 million books to children around the world with her Imagination Library. Her children's book, Coat of Many Colors, was dedicated to the Library of Congress to honor the Imagination Library's 100 millionth book donation. From her ""Coat of Many Colors"" while working ""9-to-5,"" no dream is too big and no mountain too high for the country girl who turned the world into her stage. Robert K. Oermann (Author) Robert K. Oermann is a Nashville-based music journalist who is considered the ""unofficial historian of Nashville's musical heritage."" He has written several books on country music, including Finding Her Voice: The Saga of Women in Country Music, which won the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for music book excellence. He lives with his wife in Nashville, Tennessee."

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